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'ATENT l FlCEQ SYLVANUS D. LOOKE, or HOOSIOK FALLs, NEW YORK.

GRAIN-BINDER.

SPECEFIGATZON forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,536, dated September 2, 1884.

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in all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SYLVANUS D. LOOKE, of I-Ioosick Falls, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Binders, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates in part to novel tripping mechanism operated by the grain as it is fed or forced by rakes to or toward the bindro ing-receptacle. and in part to an improved organization of harvester and binder; andit consists in combining with raking or packing devices which force the stream of grain toward the binding-table, a current wheel or wheels revolved by the force or pressure of said stream, a gear wheel or pulley driven by said wheel or wheels, one or more tappets on the face of said gear or pulley, a trip-lever operated by such tappet in its revolution, and con- 20 nections between said lever and the trippingclutch; in combining with raking or packing devices which force the stream of grain toward the binding-table, a packing-chamber or passage-way into which it is delivered by said devices, a current wheel or wheels located at or near the exit from said passage-way and revolved by the force of pressure of the stream as it travels therethrough, a gear or pulley driven by said wheel or wheels, one or more 0 tappets on said gear or pulley, atriplever op 'erated by such tappet in its revolution, and connections between said .lever and the tripping-clutch; in combining with raking or packing devices which force the stream of grain toward the bindingr-able, a packingchamber or passage-way into which the grain is urged by said devices, a revolving feed wheel or surface constituting a portion of one side of said passage-way and aiding thestream 0 in its movement, a current wheel or wheels revolved by the force or pressure of said stream, a gear or pulley driven by said wheel or wheels, one or more tappets onsaid gear or pulley, a trip-lever operated by the tappet in its revolution, and connections between said lever and the tripping-clutch; in combining with raking or packing devices which force the stream of grain toward the binding-table, an ascending packing-chamber or passage-way into which such stream is urged by such raking devices, and a feed-wheel forming the lower portion of the upper side of said passage-way, and positively driven to aid the grain in its movement; in combining with raking or packing devices which force the stream of grain toward the binding-table, an ascending passage-way or chamber into which the stream is urged by such devices, a current wheel or wheels at or near the exit from'said passage-way, revolved by the force or pressure of the stream passing therethrough, and tripping mechanism set in motion by said wheel or wheels as they are continuously revolved by the stream; in combining with raking or packing devices which force the stream of grain toward the binding-table an ascending packing-chamber or passageway, into the lower end of which they urge the grain, current-wheels located at the upper and lower side of said passage-way and s0 connected as to unite their power, and tripping mechanism to start the binder, operated by said current-wheels as they are revolved by the force or pressure of the stream as it moves through; in combining with a harvesterplatl'orm, raking devices traveling lengthwise thereof and adapted to move the grain positively forward, an ascending packing-chamber or passage-way at the inner or stubble end of said platform, into which the raking devices urge the stream, current-wheels actuated by the stream as it passes through said chamber, and tripping mechanism operated by saidv current-wheels'as they revolve; in combining, with a harvester platform, raking devices traveling lengthwise thereof, an ascending packing-chamber or passageway at the inner or stubble end of said platform, into which the raking devices urge and pack the stream, a cur-- rent wheel or wheels at the upper or exit end of said passage-way, turned by the stream as it emerges therefrom, tripping devices actuated by said current wheel or wheels, and a binding-receptacle and automatic binding mechanism receiving said stream from the currentwheels; in combining with a harvester-plat form, raking devices traversing lengthwise thereof, an ascending packingchamber or passage-way at the inner or stubble end of said platform, a driven feed-roller at the foot of said chamber, to assist the stream of grain urged therein by the raking devices in its ascent through the passage-way, a current wheel or wheels at the upper or exit end of the passage-way, turned by the stream as it passes through or emerges therefrom, tripping de vices actuated by said wheel or wheels, and automatic binding mechanism to which the grain is delivered from said wheels; in combining with primary mechanism directly actuated by the pressure of the grain thereon to yield before said grain, and with the trippingclutch, an intermediate speed device controllable at will and actuated from the first'named yielding mechanism, whereby the clutch may be engaged or disengaged a variable number of times to a uniform moy ement of the primary yielding device; in combining with a current wheel or wheels revolved by the stream of grain in its passage, a disk or gear-wheel driven by the revolution of said current wheel or wheels, concentric series of tappets varying in number upon theface'of said disk, a pivoted trip-lever so connected as to operate the trip-latch or shipper,and means whereby said lever may be moved into the path of any given series of tap pets, that it may be actuated a greater orless number of times to the revolution of the disk; in combining with two current-wheels, between which the stream of grain is urged to revolve them, a cross-belt connecting pulleys on the shaft of each current-wheel, a pinion on the end of the shaft of one of the currentavheels, a gear-wheel with which said pinion engages, concentric series of tappets arranged on the face of said gear-wheel, increasing in number from theinner to the outer series, a trip-lever so connected as to operate the trip-latch or shipper, and means whereby said lever may be moved upon its pivot to bring its powerarm into the path of any given series of tappets to start the binders a greater orless number of times to the revolution of the gear wheel; in combining with the main axle and a single carrying-wheel mounted thereon, a seat-support from the outer or stubble end of said main axle, a main frame sleeved to said axle, prolonged inside of the carrying-wheel, a grainwheel-supportin g rock-shaft journaled in the ends of rearwardlyextending arms or bars of said main frame, a grain-platform and low elevator-frame journaled on said rockshaft and raised or lowered as the shaft is 0seillated by controllable connections with the main frame, a binding-table and automatic binding mechanism mounted upon ways along the outer side of the elevator-frame, a lever upon the main frame, and a link-connection between said lever and the binder, whereby it may be adjusted back and forth alongside of the elevator; and in the various other combinations and details of construction, hereinafter pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l isa top plan View 0." a harvester and binding mechanism enibodying my invention, with the grain end of the platform broken away or removed; Fig. 2, an elevation from the stubble side; Fig. 3, a front elevation showing the tripping mechanism driven by the current-wheels; Fig. 4,a rear elevation to further illustrate this tripping mechanism, and showing the packingchamber, teed-wheel, and current-wheels; Fig. 5, a view similar to Fig. 4, (except that it is in longitudinal section,) showing modified forms of feed and current wheels; Figs. 6 and 7, front and side elevations, in detail and enlarged, of the variable tripping instrumentalities aetuated by the current-wheels.

Certain portions of my inventionsuch as the tripping mechanism, the current-wheels and packing-chamber in their particular relations, and the feed-roller to such packingchamber, the variable-speed device to actuate the clutch less or more frequently to a given uniform movement of the current-wheels, or other yielding device operated by the stream of grain-are capable of general application to harvesters of differing types; but as to the general organization of the machine as a who] 0, that which is now to be described is the one I prefer and consider novel with myself. In this organization I make use of .thesinglewheel harvester invented by me and made the subject of Letters Patent No. 295,777, granted to me on the 25th day of March, 1884:; but the instrumentalities looking to the preparation of the grain for binding and the actual'application of the band thereto are not shown or described therein, nor is their arrangement with reference to the parts of the harvester.

A is the main axle; B, the main wheel mounted thereon; G, the seat supported from a sleeve on the outer or stubble end of the axle and braced from a foot-rest or from the draft-tongue.

D is the main frame described in said application, sleeved to the prolonged inner end of the axle, and having rearwardly-extending arms or bars (1 d, united by a crosspiece, d,- and also forwardly-extending arms or bars (1 and d, in which the draft-tongue E is pivoted in advance of the axle, with its heel end extending toward said axle and playing between vertical guides to restrai 11 it from lateral move ment while permitting its vibration in a vertical plane, as it is let out or drawn in by the adjusting devices.

Fis the rock-shaft, journaled in bearings in the ends of the rear frame-bars, and intended to support the grain-wheel by a crank-arm at its outer end, and to have a lever-connection at its inner end with the adjusting devices .upon the main frame, whereby it can be oscillated; and G is the platform, journaled on said rock-shaft and raised or lowered as the shaft is oscillated; H, the tipping-lever, having a link-connection with an elevated portion of the frame fixed to said platform; h, the main gear upon the axle; h, the prime pinion ICC p from the subsequent description.

driven thereby, pinned or keyed to the telescoping shaft h", extending backward to the end of the rear frame-bars; h", the main shaft turning in bearings in longitudinal sills of the platform-frame, and connected with the telescoping prime-pinion shaft by a universal joint above the supporting rock-shaft of the platform; and h", a cutter crank-shaft driven by said main shaft, all these being as more fully and particularly described in the application above referred to upon said harvester.

The raking mechanism may be that described by me in an application filed by me on the 3d day of April, 1883, Serial No.-

90,505that is, consisting of a series of bands or belts arranged upon vertical drums at the inner and outer end of the platform, and carrying angular teeth which swing or fold in a vertical plane parallel with the face of the belt, and are held erect in their raking traverse by guides or traekways beneath the longitudinal slots in the apron through which they are projected; or it may be any other suitable raking appliance calculated to feed the grain steadily' and positively forward and deliver it in a stream or in an approximately constant quantity, wisp by wisp, at the inner or stubble end of the platform proper. At this end is arranged a low elevator-frame, I, having above it a packing-chamber or passageway, 1, formed by its own flooring or decking and by a covering-frame, l overhung from the front of the machine, as will be understood This elevator-frame, in the present general organization, is to be distinguished from the elevator of the Marsh harvester, which is primarily for the purpose of bridging the main wheel, and must be of sufficient height to serve its object, while herein the main wheel is not beneath but in advance of the elevator, which need not and, as a rule, will not rise to the height of said wheel.

It is not strictly necessary that there should be an elevator-frame causing the packingchamber to be inclined in an ascending direction, for it may be horizontal, or practically so, with its flooring a substantial continuation of the flooring or apron of the platform, so far as the binding and other special mechanism used in connection therewith is concerned.

coveringframe, as just stated, is overhung.

from the front, leaving an open throat at the rear, as in other machines heretofore built by me, to permit the heads of long grain to proj ect; but as it is intended to receive and support operative mechanism, and will be much heavier than an ordinary float, it may therefore be found advisable to brace it at the rear from the struts of the elevator-frame by means of a metal bridge or yoke-shaped strap, t, which in practice will be bent outward suffigrain.

On ways '5 along the end sill or girt at the stubble side of the machine, and along the elevator-frame, is placed a sliding binder-frame, K, of any approved and suitable construction. Herein,for illustration and because I consider it well adapted to the other instrumentalities and to the organization set forth, it is of the type heretofore patented and frequently im proved upon by me, and now in quite extensive use-that is, it has upon a lower horizontal shaft, is, a gear and cam wheel, K, which drives knotting, holding, and cutting mechanism or wire-twisting devices, and which itself is driven by means of a sliding or lantern wheel, is, on the constantly rotating main shaft mounted in the platform-sills. A single bracket-casting, comprising a vertical front post, an overhung upper arm, and a subtending arm, affords, by said subtending arm, feet which rest upon the ways on the cross-girt, and also supports for the decking or binding table, and bearings for the lower shaft pinned to the gear and cam wheel, and in the vertical post receives a second shaft driven from the first by beveled gearing, while in the upper overhung arm the binder-arm shaft finds its bearings and is driven intermittently by mutilated beveled gears from the vertical shaft in the post. A link attached to this post and connecting it with a lever, L, at any suitable point upon the main frame or draft-tongue, preferably the latter, enables the driver to adjust this binder-frame back and forth ac cording to the nature of the crop.

Heretofore the pinion 7c, driving the gear and cam wheel, has usually been secured to the shaft by a spline and groove, so that it would revolve constantly therewith. It is herein mounted loosely thereon, and only clutched intermittently thereto, as determined by tripping agencies operated by the stream of grain.

The clutch may be any one of the numerous devices suitable for that purpose already known. The special form which I have constructed is as follows: Alongside the sliding pinion a disk, is mounted upon the'shaft, and keyed thereto by a spline and feather, permitting it to slide with the pinion. .A yoke, 7:3 embraces the two and causes them to move together and retain a fixed relation. Upon the pinion is pivoted a spring-pressed dog, It, having a spur or tooth projecting in toward the side of the disk, and upon the disk is a shoulder or driving-pin, which blocks the path of the spur on the point of the dog when the latter is closed into its normal position by its spring. A trip-latch, k, is pivoted to the face of the gear and cam wheel meshing with said pinion, and is supported by a shoulder thereon, so as to be carried positively thereciently to permit the passage of any length of with in the direction of rotation, but on the other side is braced against this shoulder by a spring which yields, so that the latch may be lifted or moved away from the shoulder in pinion and wheel will come to rest, with the trip-latch holding the dog out of engagement, and the binder will stop. If, however, the trip-latch is lifted against its spring, it will be disengaged from the heel of the dog, which will thereupon immediately spring into the path of the pin on the driving-disk, and the binder will be again started. In the ensuing movement the trip-latch will be carried around by the gear and cam wheel in a second revolution, until it a second time strikes the heel of said dog and unclutches the pinion, stopping the binder, as before, and so on. The mechanism whereby this disengagement of the trip-latch from the dog is effected will next be described.

In the covering-frame of the packing-chamber, and at or near the top or discharge side of said chamber, is mounted a current-wheel, M, having teeth which project below the under decking of the frame through slots therein, and into the path of the grain movingin a compressed state through said chamber, so that the wheel will be revolved thereby. The teeth may be either straight, as in Fig. 4, or curved against the approach of the stream, as in Fig. 5, the latter being preferable; or they may, though not with as good effect, be long ribs extending lengthwise of the roller. Op posite this'current-wheel, and with its teeth projecting up through slots in the lower or floor decking of the packing-chamber, is asecond currentwheel, M. At the front of the machine the shafts or gudgeons of these wheels receive pulleys m and m, respectively, which are connected by a cross-belt, m, so that as the wheels are turned by the stream passing through they may keep pace with each other, and the impulse to one assist the other, equalizing their movement and uniting the power of both for transmission to the instrumentality which they are to drive. A pinion on the shaft of the upper current-wheel meshes with a gear-wheel or disk, N, beneath. Upon this disk are tappets 72, arranged at increasing distances from its axis. At the first reach from the axis there is or may be but a single tappet; at the second reach there will be two equidistant tappets, at the third reach three, also equidistant, and so on up to any desirable number.

Upon the pivot rod or post N, supported in a bracket from the frame-work above the tappet-disk, and itself at its other end sleeved to or affording a bearing for the outer end of the spindle upon which said disk revolves, is mounted a trip-lever, O, in such manner that it may slide or be moved longitudinally-of the rod, to bring its power-arm 0 at any given reach from the axis of the disk and into the path of the tappet or tappets at that reach. For this purpose it is linked to an arm from a lever, O, which latches into a rack, 0', on the frame, having its teeth and interdental spaces arranged with reference to the different reaches of the tappet.

From the weight-arm of the trip-lever a link connects with an arm from a rock-shaft,

, 1?, running beneath the elevator-frame or journaled in bearings in longitudinal sills of the platform-frame alongside of and parallel with the main shaft therein, and passing through the yoke which confines the driving-pinion and its clutch to the binder. Within this yoke, or connected therewith so as to partake of its movement, the rock-shaft receives a lifting-arm, p, which either bridges or passes beneath the main shaft, and at its free end is bent to bring it underneath the trip-latch. This latch will therefore be lifted whenever the trip-lever is struck and moved upon its pivot by a tappet upon the disk; and as this disk will receivea single revolution to a practically constant number of revolutions of the current-wheels acted upon by the stream of grain, it will be within the power of the attendant to determine, by shifting the trip-lever fromone series of tappets to another on the face of the disk, the number of times that-the binder will be actuated to such revolutions, and consequently the number of sheaves there will be bound. Obviously a single currentwheel may be used to effect the purpose,placed either beneath the lower decking or flooring or in the covering-frame, and at any point along the packing-chamber. The arrangement described has, however, many advantages in its favor. It is evident, also, that awheel or disk with but a single tappet actuated by said current wheel or wheels may be employed to vi- IIO brate the trip-lever, but not to the best effect, a

and it is immaterial which of the current wheels directly engages with or drives the disk.

In the preferred form of the machine using either the raking apparatus of my invention, to which reference has already been made, or other analogous thereto, the flooring of the packing-chamber is a practical continuation of the platform-decking, whether said chamber is horizontal or ascending, and the rakes, after delivering the grain at the entrance of the chamber and pushing it therein, immediately pass beneath such flooring. The grain thus slides constantly upon an unbroken support from the moment it touches the platform until it reachesthe binding-table.

In the paeking-chamberit is notintended that there shall be any conveying mechanism, at least none traveling so fast as the platformrakes, with the exception below noted, the object being to allow the grain to retard and con dense as it is forced therethrough, and, in case of an ascending chamber, to slip and settle back by its own weight. sons to straighten out and become better packed. The exception is that a feed-wheel, R, is placed at the foot or inner end of the overhung coveringframe, so as to constitute the upperlip of the entrance to the packing-chamber, this upper lip to present astationary surface. The grain, unsupported by the raking fingers at that point, would be checked and tend to turn or curl over and roll back upon the platform. lVith the feed-wheel, however, which is positively driven at a peripheral speed equal to or slightly greater than the speed of the rakingteeth by means of a belt, 19 or gearing from the shaft pthe same shaft which drives the raking-belts in my said apparatus-or from other suitable source, all such tendency is overcome and the grain carried cleanly into the chamber, through which it must travel, pressed on by the accumulations behind it.

In Fig. 4 the feed-wheel is represented as formed with teeth or longitudinal ribs. WVhen thus constructed, it will be advisable to place beyond and alongside of it a smootlrsurfaced stripper-roll, P, driven at a slightly greater peripheral speed by the same belt, pt, carried from the pulley of the feed-roll directly over its own reduced pulley. Beyond this the breast presented by the covering-frame will be imperforate, except where the teeth of the current wheel or said wheel itself project through. Instead of the toothed feedwheel, however, the smooth-surfaced wheel shown in Fig. 5 and driven in the same manner is preferably used. This acts well, requires no stripper, and allows a longer section of the breast to remain intact. giving the grain better opportunity to settle and regulate itself.

l. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing de vices which urge the grain toward the hinding-table, a current-wheel revolved by the force or pressure of the stream of grain, a disk or gear-wheel driven by said current-wheel, a tappet on said disk, a trip-lever operated by such tappetin its revolution, and connections between said lever and the trippingclutch, whereby the latter may be caused to engage by the movement of the lever.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the grain toward the bind-' ing-table, a current-wheel revolved by the force or pressure of the stream of grain, a disk or gear-wheel driven by said current-wheel, tappets arranged singly and in series of varying numbers upon said disk on different lines, a trip-lever movable to bring its power-arm upon one or another of said lines, that it may ing instrnmentalities whereby the trippingclutch will be caused to engage by the vibra tion of the lever.

3. The combination, substantially as here'- inbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the grain toward the binding-table, a current-wheel revolved by the force or pressure of the stream of grain, a disk or gear-wheel driven by said currentwheel, a tappet upon the face of said disk, a trip-lever vibrating upon apivot parallel with the disk, and having its power-arm projecting into the path of the tappet, and a link connecting the other arm of the lever within strumentalities for causing the engagement of the tripping-clutch.

4. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the grain toward the binding table, a current wheel turned by the stream of grain as it passes, a tripping-clutch between harvester and binder, and a speed device controllable at will intermediate between the current-wheel and the clutch, and driven by the former, whereby the clutch may be engaged and disengaged a variable nuu1- ber of times to auniform number of rotations of the current-wheel.

5. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the grain toward the binding-table, a current wheel revolved by the force or pressure of the stream of grain, a disk or gear-wheel driven by said currentwheel, tappets arranged singly and in concentric series of varying numbers upon the face of said disk, a trip-lever sliding upon an elongated pivot parallel with said face, and having its power-arm projecting theretoward, means for controlling the position of said lever to bring its power-arm into the path of any one or more of said tappets, and a tripping-clutch started by said lever.

6. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the grain toward the. binding-table, a current-wheel revolved by the force or pressure of the stream of grain, a disk or gear-wheel driven by said current- Wheel, tappets arranged singly and in concentric series of varying numbers upon the face of said disk, a trip-lever sliding upon a pivot-rod parallel with said face, and having its power-arm projecting theretoward, a controlling-lever by which said trip-lever is shift e Il along its pivot, and a rack into which the controlling-lever latches to hold the trip-lever in the path of any given series of tappets, and instrumentalities operated by said trip-lever as it is vibrated to start the trippingclutch.

7. Tne combination, substantially as hereinbefore .set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the grain toward the binding-table, two current-wheels between which be struck by the desired number of tappets in the stream of grain passes, actuating them by a single revolution of the wheel, and connect its force or pressure, connections between sa1d IOO currentwheels to unite their power, a gearwheel or disk driven by one of said currentwheels, a tappet or tappets upon said disk,

- and a trip-lever and tripping instrumentaliing pulleys 011 the shafts or gudgeons of each to unite their power, a pinion on the shaft of one, a gear-wheel or disk driven by said pinion as the current-wheels revolve, a tappet or tappets upon said disk, and a trip-lever and tripping instrumentalities operated by said tappet or tappets in the revolution of the disk.

9. The combination, substantially as hereinb efore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the stream of grain toward the binding-table, a packing-chamber or passage-way formed by an upper and lower decking, into which way the grain is delivered by said devices, and wherein it is condensed, a current-wheel located at a point along the length of said passage-way,with its teeth projecting therein through one of the walls, that it shall be revolved by the force or pressure of the stream ofgrain constantly passing through, and tripping instrumentalities actuated by said current-wheel to start the clutch between harvester and binder.

10. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the grain toward the binding-table, a packing-chamber or passage-way into which it is delivered by said devices, and wherein it is condensed, a current-wheel located at a point along said passage-way, with its teeth projecting therein, that it shall be re volved by the force or pressure of the stream of grain passing through, atappet-disk turned by said wheel, a trip-lever actuated by the tap pet or tappets on said disk, and a trippingclutch started by the vibration of the leverto engage the harvester with the binder.

11. The combination, substantially as hereinbei'ore set forth, of raking or packing de vices urging the grain toward the bindingtable, a packing-chamber or passage-way into which it is delivered by said devices, currentwheels, one above and the other below said passage-way, with their teeth proj eeting therein, so that they shall be revolved bythe force of the stream of grain going through, connecti ons between said wheels, whereby their power is united, a rotating tripping wheel or disk driven by one of said current-wheels, and a trip-lever and tripping instrumentalitics actuated by said tripping-wheel.

12. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices urging the grain toward the bindingtable, a packing-chamber or passageway into 13. The combination, substantially as herel inbefore set forth, of raking or packing de vices urging the grain toward the bindingtable, a packing-chamber or passage-way into which the grain is forced by said devices, a driven feed-wheel or moving surface constituting a portion of one side of said passage-way and aiding the stream of grain in its movement, a current wheel or wheels revolved by the force or pressure of said stream, a tripping wheel or pulley driven by the currentwheel, and a trip-lever and succeeding tripping instrumentalities actuated by said tripping-wheel as it revolves to start the binders clutch.

14. The'combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the grain toward the binding-table, an ascending packing-chamber or passageway into the foot of which said stream of grain is delivered and packed by the raking devices, afeed-wheel forming the lower portion of the upper side of such passageway and positively driven to aid the grain in its movement, a current wheel or wheels beyond said feed-wheel turned by the force of the passing stream ofgrain, and tripping mechanism operated by said current wheel or wheels.

15. The combination, substantially as hereinbcfore set forth, of raking or packing devices which urge the stream of grain toward the binding-table, an ascending packingchamber orpassage-way into the lower end of which the grain is forced by such devices, a currentwheel above and another below said passage -way, with their teeth projecting through its decking on the respective sides, that they shall be revolved by the stream of grain as it moves through, a connection between said wheels to unite their power, and a tripping-wheel or tappet-disk driven by them and actuating the trip-lever and mcdiately the tripping-clutch.

16. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of a harvester-platform, raking devices traveling lengthwise thereof and adapted to move the grain positively forward, an ascending packingchamber or passageway at the inner or stubble end of said platform, into which the raking devices force the stream of grain, a current wheel or wheels located along the length of and actuated by the stream as it passes throughsaid chamber, and tripping mechanism operated by the cur automatic binding mechanism to which it de-' livers.

18. The combination, substantially as here inbefore set forth, of a harvester-platform, raking-teeth rising from beneath and traveling lengthwise thereof from the divider end through slots in the apron or decking, an ascending packing-chamber or passage-way at the stubble end, the flooring of which is a practical continuation of the platform-decking, and into the base of which the rakingteeth crowd and pack the grain, a driven feedwheel located at the extreme lower end of the covering-frame to said passage-way, and having a peripheral movement equal to or slightly exceeding the speed of the rake, and a binding-table and automatic binding mechanism to which the packing-chamber delivers at its upper end.

19. The combination, substantially as here inbefore set forth, of a harvester-platform, raking-teeth rising from beneath and traveling lengthwise thereof through slots in the decking, an ascending passage-way at the stubble end, having its flooring continuous with the platform-decking, and into the base of which the raking-teeth crowd and pack the grain, a driven feed-wheel located at the extreme lower end of the covering-frame to said passage-way, a yielding trip or trip-governor located along the length of said passage-way, beyond and above the feed-wheel, and ultimately connected with the stopping and starting clutch, and a binding-table and automatic binding mechanism to which the packingchamber delivers at its upper end.

20. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of a harvesterplatform, raking devices traveling lengthwise thereof, an ascending packing-chamber or passage-way at the inner or stubble end of said platform, into the base of which the raking devices crowd and pack the grain, a current wheel or wheels at or near the upper or exit end of said passage-way, turned by the stream as it emerges therefrom, automatic binding mechanism to which said wheels deliver, and tripping devices actuated by them as they revolve.

2]. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of a harvester-platform, raking devices traveling lengthwise thereof,

an ascending packing-chamber or passageway at the stubble end, into the base of which matic binding mechanism to which said wheels deliver, and tripping devices actuated by them as they revolve.

22. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the main axle and single carrying-wheel mounted thereon, the seat supported from the outer or stubble end of the axle, the main frame sleeved to the extended axle inside of the carrying-wheel, the grainwheelsupporting rock-shaft journaled in the ends of the rearwardly-extending arms or bars of said main frame, a grain-platform and low elevator-frame jonrnaled on said rock-shaft and raised or lowered as it is oscillated in its own bearings, a binding-table, and automatic binding mechanism mounted upon ways along the outer sides of the elevator-frame, a lever upon the main frame, and a link-connection between said lever and the binder, whereby it may be adjusted back and forth.

23. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the loose sliding pinion, the sliding disk turning with the shaft, the dog upon the pinion and driving-pin upon the disk, and the yoke whereby they are moved along the shaft and kept in proper relation to each other.

24. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, to form a tripping-clutch for binders, of the driving-pinion loose upon its shaft, the dog pivoted upon the pinion, the disk turning with the shaft and carrying a drive-pin to engage with said dog, the gearwheel with which said pinion interme-shes, the trip-latch pivoted upon said wheel, and the shoulder supporting said latch.

25. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, to form a tripping-clutch for binders, of the driving-pinion loose upon its shaft, the dog pivoted upon the pinion, the disk turning with the shaft and carrying a drivepin to engage with the dog, the gearwheel with which said pinion intermeshes, the trip-latch pivoted upon said wheel, the shoulder supporting said latch,and. the spring pressing the latch toward the shoulder.

26. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the loose driving-pinion, the disk turning with the shaft, the dog upon the pinion, and the drive -pin upon the disk, the gear-wheel. intermcshing with the pinion, the trip-latch pivoted upon the gear-wheel, the shoulder holding said latch to its work, and the lifting arm or finger upon the rockshaft,oscillated by the trip-lever to release the latch.

27 The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the loose driving-pinion sliding upon its shaft, the disk also sliding upon said shaft, but turning therewith the dog upon the pinion, and the drivepin upon the disk, the gear -wheel upon the sliding binder-frame intermeshing with the pinion, the trip-latch pivoted to said wheel the shoulder holding it to its Work, the yoke whereby pinion and disk are carried together along their shaft when the binder is adjusted, and

the lifting arm or finger upon the tripping rock-shaft, also carried with pinion and disk by the agency of said yoke.

28. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of raking or packing devices urging the grain before them, a packing-chamber into which they force it, a driven fecd-roll forming the upper lip at the entrance to said passage-Way, and having a peripheral speed calculated to assist the grain passing therein, and a rotary stripper-roll beyond and alongside said feed-roll.

29. A covering-frame supported from the front and overhanging the decking at the stubble end of the maehine,to form a packingehamber, having therein a driven feed-wheel and a rotary current-wheel, substantially as described.

SYLVANUS D. LOCKE. Witnesses:

M. P. CALLAN, D. A. CHAMBERS. 

